May 15th 2012 6:40PM
By Steele Marcoux What it is: First, let's clear up this confusing moniker. When referring to the architectural style, the term "Tudor" is actually historically imprecise. It refers not to typical buildings of Tudor England (early 16th century) but instead to a style popularized in the United States during the end of ... Continue Reading »
Apr 24th 2012 7:00AM
We've done some solid reporting on the jaw-dropping pads where rappers and pop stars chose to film their music videos, from modern-day castles to glass-walled penthouses. No doubt about it, there's something about adding a little star power to an already exceptional home that makes it that much more exciting. So when ... Continue Reading »
Apr 19th 2012 2:10PM
The blueprints of Ebbets Field, home of the fabled and departed Brooklyn Dodgers, are being publicly displayed "for the first time in decades," The Wall Street Journal reports, as Brooklyn College hosts an exhibit on the team that opens today. The blueprints -- three of the original 18 plans for the structure, dating ... Continue Reading »
Apr 16th 2012 6:00AM
For House of the Day's "Manic Monday" edition, we'd like to present this wildly colorful Manhattan pad. From its multi-hued "Star Wars"-themed bedrooms to its spectacular fire-engine-red game room, this $5.7 million fun house is every kid's (and kid-at-heart's) dream. This is anything but your typical vanilla ... Continue Reading »
Apr 12th 2012 6:00AM
You already know how much we love our edgy, cubic homes and this is one of the best we've seen yet. Though it's floor-to-ceiling windows and sharp, clean lines can trick you into thinking it's another Malibu contemporary, this 10,000-square-foot stunner is actually located in the leafy community of Bethesda, Md. And ... Continue Reading »
Apr 11th 2012 6:00AM
This $12.9 million minimalist masterpiece on Los Angeles' Sunset Strip spans 7,500 square feet, with four bedrooms, seven baths and a four-car garage. Featuring walls of glass, the home provides spectacular views of L.A. from every room: see the luminous skyscrapers of downtown from the family room; gaze at Century City ... Continue Reading »
Apr 9th 2012 6:00AM
Every little kid dreams of being president one day, but let's face it: For most of us, that's never going to happen. But it doesn't matter, because you can live like a president anyway in this White House replica in Haymarket, Va. Though it joins a number of White House replicas across America (see our gallery ... Continue Reading »
Apr 4th 2012 5:00PM
A self-described "cybertect" has designed a pair of apartment high-rises that feature balconies with swimming pools -- taking the "infinity pool" concept to a whole new level. The residential complex -- commissioned by The Wadhwa Group, a real estate company in Mumbai, India -- is called Aquaria Grande and comprises ... Continue Reading »
Apr 4th 2012 1:15PM
Living in New York City can leave you a little jaded when it comes to real estate. In this rich man's playground, replete with tiki bar lofts, in-house movie theaters and even penthouses with playground slides, we at AOL Real Estate have been understandably desensitized to such "luxury features." And then we stumbled ... Continue Reading »
Mar 21st 2012 9:00AM
While picking up some prescriptions recently, my local pharmacist, who knows I write about home construction, asked me if I had any suggestions for how he should build his new house. Since I'm a big advocate for prefab, I suggested that he consider building his house modular. His response shocked me: "I wouldn't want to ... Continue Reading »
Feb 6th 2012 3:00PM
Home staging experts say every homeowner who intends on showing her home to prospective buyers must, above all else, do one thing to prep the home for a tour: Find an objective eye to give the place a look. But new scientific findings, MSNBC reports, suggest that one piece of decor might have your hapless ... Continue Reading »
Dec 19th 2011 2:15PM
One Massachusetts dentist got $2,500 in 50s and big ones as a construction crew he hired tore down the walls of a house he owns. As a worker gutted a portion of the home's walls, money suddenly burst from it like feathers, Boston's WHDH reports. "I was looking out the window in between patients and the fellow was ... Continue Reading »
Dec 14th 2011 6:00AM
One look at this sprawling contemporary and you can't help but think Hollywood. Floor-to-ceiling windows, marble-tiled floors, wet/dry bars, a huge jetted tub, swimming pool and even meditation area -- so LA, right? Think again. This 8,100-square-foot stunner is located in the charmingly small community of Arlington ... Continue Reading »
Dec 12th 2011 4:07PM
It comes as no big surprise that Frank Lloyd Wright was dubbed "the greatest American architect of all time" by the American Institute of Architects. But did you know that the home Wright (who's depicted in a bust at left) built for his mistress was set on fire by Wright's male servant who then axe-murdered seven people ... Continue Reading »
Nov 29th 2011 1:23PM
I regularly walk into my kitchen and open a drawer, only to forget what I am looking for. I walk into our laundry room to claim some clean socks, only to forget what it was I needed. When I call for the dog, my kid's name sometimes comes out of my mouth. And as much as I dislike Rick Perry, I totally got how he couldn't ... Continue Reading »
